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Theo Epstein, Tom Ricketts, you have two years pull off the most legendary championship win of all time.

At the gym today, this popped into my head:

If I was 17 right now, I would pursue a career in optometry, because everyone's gonna have vision problems in the future.

Of all possible innovations, I want, more than anything, a system so that every time you charge something to a debit or credit card, a digital copy of the receipt is automatically created and stored in the cloud for future accounting purposes. No more missing receipts – or scanning. Convert receipts into spreadsheet data with one click.

RZA leads a small army of martial-arts warriors, each with a number tattoo to indicate how good they are. Among them are the lethally brutal Number 2 (Crump) and the fierce Twenty (Rhatha), whose tattoo is spelled out across her cleavage.

Kham (Jaa) is pursued by RZA's gang of toughs, and is eventually captured and branded as No 1.

One fun bit has Jaa and Crump fighting on an electrified railway line. In a move that defies the laws of physics, they both dip their feet in water and stand on the rails shocking each other. As their fists swing they make the same sounds as lightsabers from Star Wars.

14 years after turning his back on the Green Street Elite and getting into mixed martial arts, Danny Harvey's world is shattered when his younger brother Joey is killed in what seems to be a pre-planned fight. With no leads to go on, and determined to seek justice, Danny is forced to re-enter the world of organised football hooliganism in order to find out the identity of his brother's killer and mete out revenge in the only way he knows how. [source]

However, since Danny's departure, the rules of hooliganism have changed. Danny learns that the hooligans now compete in an underground-style tournament pitting five on five. [source]

I like how each sequel to Green Street [Hooligans] strays further and further from the original film.

"I make a little bit of money and you come slipping out of the woodword."
"You mean, 'woodwork'?"
"What is 'woodwork'?!"
"What's 'woodword'?!?!" (New Girl, S03E05)

"You are so drunk right now. What happens with the rest of your day? Do you even think about that?"
"You don't understand drinking at all." (New Girl, S03E05)

"Well then how 'bout this? Two can help. And if two are gonna help, then I'll be one of them, 'cause two can tango on this dance." (New Girl, S03E05)

"You want my purses to be covered in gemstones?"
"All guys do! That's what we think is sexy! We want to be playing a saxophone in an alley and have you walk by in a miniskirt with a purse with gems!" (New Girl, S03E05)

"If a genie did come out, what would you wish for?"
"More candelabras." (New Girl, S03E05)

"You know you get my dick all swole. Even when it don't want to do nothing, you be getting my dick swole. It be unmotivated and you motivate it. You are goddamn, the Pat Summitt of my dick." (The Eric Andre Show, S02E03)

Tiny Toon Adventures references! (Comedy Bang! Bang!, S02E11)

"You played Dwight Schrute on The Office. What were your lines on that project?"
"Um, it started like this: 'Michael! Jim put my stapler in Jell-O again. Jim, what are you doing? I'm on the phone.'"
"Let's skip ahead to the final episode. What are your lines?"
"Angela, I love you so much."
"No no no. That's Who's the Boss?. Do The Office." (Comedy Bang! Bang!, S02E11)

I'm looking for a girl who can sing and/or dance, but I'll make an exception for an untalented one if she has a gait similar to Rihanna's.

For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until her no longer being able to walk like Rihanna do us part.

Is this song supposed to be a play on "Moves Like Jagger"? Because unlike Mick Jagger's moves, I can't picture how Rihanna walks. Who pays attention to how non-handicapped people walk? I couldn't tell you how my flatmate walks, let alone feckin' Rihanna.

Walks like Vince McMahon? Gotcha. Rihanna, though… What's notable about how she walks?

Hmm… A Megabus ticket from New York City to Baltimore is what, $10? Oh, but the one time I rode Megabus, you couldn't buy tickets at the door. The driver only accepted passengers who bought tickets online.

"Departs 6:40 AM, arrives 9:50 AM. Too early for you?"

I passed a couple begging for money to return to Sarasota, FL.

How did they end up stranded? If New York City didn't pan out, why didn't they flee before they ran out of money?

Danielle: there are several potential narratives. drug addicts. alcoholics.Jon: you can drink and drug in florida too. why travel 1200 miles north? and if they couldn't stay in florida, why not just move to georgia?

I passed a lad begging for money to return to Long Island, NY.

Bruv, are you serious? Manhattan to Long Island? You can't call someone to come pick you up? Oh his sign says that he was jumped and lost his mobile. [pause] Go to a police station and ask to use a phone! Or go to a library and e-mail someone!

"Here's $2.50 for subway fare. That'll get you onto the island. Aaaand some money for a bus transfer. Or you can walk home from Jamaica."

Argo
At the AMC Star Fairlane 21 in Dearborn, MI with Mike. I remember being flustered when Mike sat down one seat away from me – first and only time I've been buffer-zoned.

The Artist
At the Embarcadero Centre Cinema in San Francisco, CA.

The King's Speech
At CinéArts in Palo Alto, CA on Thanksgiving Eve, after half-day at a temp job selling gift cards for Black Angus Steakhouse. I ate lunch at Chipotle beforehand.

The Hurt Locker
At the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. Ryerson Theatre.

Slumdog Millionaire
Also at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and also at Ryerson. In fact, I saw The Hurt Locker and Slumdog Millionaire on the same day, back to back.

No Country for Old Men
At the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival with Tushar, at, heh, Ryerson on a Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. Woke up at like 6:00 a.m. to drive in from Waterloo during rush hour.

The Departed
On my 24th birthday at the Goodrich Quality 16 in Ann Arbor, MI with Tony Fader and Jon Wilcox.

Crash
In Los Angeles, CA with Elizabeth. I can't remember which theatre. I want to say the Regent in Westwood, because I remember being amused to see the Regent and Westwood in Crash.

Rory: Does Dick Stockton currently call the most pro sports? NFL, MLB, NBA.Jon: Hmm… Mike Tirico calls three too – NFL, NBA, and golf, if you count golf.Jon: And if you count golf, then I think Jim Nantz currently calls the most pro sports championships – the Final Four, the Masters, the PGA Championship, and triennially, the Super Bowl.

Jon: Okay, most unique active rotation?Rory: Chris Fowler – college football and tennis.Jon: He doesn't call college football, though.Rory: Oh! Gus Johnson – football and fútbol.